Ptychophorae
| Ptychophorae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Scyphozoa |
| Order: | Rhizostomeae |
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Ptychophorae Gershwin & Davie, 2013 |
Ptychophorae is a suborder of rhizostome jellyfish, identified in 2013 by Gershwin and Davie.
The etymology of the word Ptychophorae is from the Greek ptychos (fold, leaf, layer) and phoras (bearing), in reference to the hooded rhopalia.
Ptychophorae are distinguished by the following features:
The single identified member of this suborder is the Bazinga rieki.
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